Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Ransomware Attack Highlights Weaknesses
For the 200,000-plus victims of the WannaCry ransomware attack, a short period of blame was replaced by awareness of the reality that complacency creates vulnerability.
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
China Feasts on Fintech as Asia Passes The West
The Asia-Pacific region surged past North America for funding of fintech enterprises in 2016, due to blockbuster China deals.
Features
Corporate Finance & Capital: Capital Markets
Snap’s IPO had plenty of takers, even if the shares came without any power to influence corporate governance. Who were the buyers, and are they getting rooked?
News
Q&A: Louis Pastina On Transformational Tech
Louis Pastina, who leads technology at consultancy Global Markets Advisory Group and previously served in technology and regulatory leadership roles at the New York Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange (GMAG), visited Global Finance to discuss dramatic changes in financial technology.
News
Banks and Fintech Finally Pull Together
The “digital revolution” has been famously disruptive in retail, but in banking it seems finance firms are seeking more cooperation with technology.
News
Blockchain: What’s All The Fuss About?
The cryptocurrency Bitcoin was the first working example of a blockchain, or distributed ledger, but important as it has become, it barely begins to explain why banks, regulators (including central banks) and tech firms are all over this technology.
News
What Does It Mean? Decoding Fintech Jargon
The world of fintech is littered with its own terminology. We explain some of the more widely used terms.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Egypt: A Helping Hand For Start-Ups
Banks,tech firms and even universitiesare partnering to aid home-grown Egyptian fintechs.
News
Robo-Advisors Put Client Before Product
Paolo Sironi, a global thought leader in wealth management and investment analytics with IBM, talks about robots, algorithms and making personal finance more like a game.
News
With SoftBank, Saudis Build $100 Billion Tech Fund
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has joined with Japan's SoftBank Group tolaunch what could become a $100 billion fund to focus on technology investments.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Algorithms Fingered in Pounds Flash Crash
Algorithms reading Twitter may have sent the pound tumbling for no good reason.
News
Broverman: Tech To Extend Advisory’s Reach
Eli Broverman is president and co-founder of Betterment, a provider of automated online investment advice—“robo-advisory.” He visitedGlobal Financeto discuss technology and asset management.